{"id":3899,"date":"2025-11-26T22:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2025-11-26T22:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T22:36:15","slug":"ncis-season-23-fall-finale-hints-at-the-dramatic-return-of-a-fan-favorite-from-gibbs-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3899","title":{"rendered":"NCIS Season 23 Fall Finale Hints at the Dramatic Return of a Fan-Favorite From Gibbs\u2019 Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new official release from CBS teases the return of a former Leroy Jethro Gibbs team member in\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0season 23. After a lackluster previous season, the long-running series is staging a strong comeback in the 2025\u20132026 TV cycle. Even with only a few episodes aired, season 23 has already tackled the fallout from Parker\u2019s father\u2019s death, revisited McGee\u2019s Thom E. Gemcity persona, and delivered a crossover with\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3900\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_1764196479148-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_1764196479148-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_1764196479148-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_1764196479148-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/FB_IMG_1764196479148.jpg 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the show approaches its fall finale, CBS appears ready to roll out more surprises-especially for longtime fans. Paramount confirms that episode 9, titled\u00a0<strong>\u201cHeaven and Nature,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0will serve as the fall finale and give Knight her first NCIS: Elite mission.<\/p>\n<p>The twist? Her assignment is to track down a\u00a0<strong>former NCIS team member<\/strong>. Meanwhile, McGee and Torres try to recover a stolen truck of toys for the Navy\u2019s Christmas drive, and Parker uncovers the truth about his mother.<\/p>\n<p>With few candidates who fit the description,\u00a0<strong>Ellie Bishop<\/strong>\u00a0rises to the top of the list. Her exit in season 18 sent her deep undercover, and the show has offered no updates since-making this the perfect time for her return. Tony and Ziva are less likely, given the events of\u00a0<em>NCIS: Tony &amp; Ziva<\/em>, which has them settled in Paris with Tali. Jack Sloane is another possibility, though bringing her back without a Gibbs reunion may lack impact.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of who returns, season 23 is clearly leaning into nostalgia. CBS has already revived several familiar faces across the franchise, including Vera in\u00a0<em>NCIS: Origins<\/em>\u00a0alongside younger versions of Gibbs and Franks. Bringing back another former team member would only strengthen that nostalgic momentum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new official release from CBS teases the return of a former Leroy Jethro Gibbs team member in\u00a0NCIS\u00a0season 23. After a lackluster previous season, the long-running series&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3901,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3899\/revisions\/3901"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}